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Michal Neuvirth’s injury has changed the roles of the other three goalies in the Flyers organization at the NHL and AHL levels and gives them all a chance and us all a chance to see where they stand as the race for a long-term spot between the pipes for the Flyers remains up for grabs.
With the Philadelphia Flyers goaltending struggling, should general manager Ron Hextall pursue the Tampa Bay Lightning’s goaltender, Ben Bishop?
With the news that Michal Neuvirth will miss significant time with a lower-body injury, the Flyers made the expected move of bringing Anthony Stolarz up from the Phantoms. GM Ron Hextall announced the move prior to Monday’s practice.
At a time when the likes of Gretzky and Lemieux were in the twilight of their careers and Yzerman, Jagr, Sundin and Shanahan were headlining the NHL, Eric Lindros stood among them. He’ll stand among them again on Monday, as he joins the Hockey Hall of Fame, along with Sergei Makarov, Rogie Vachon and Pat Quinn.
The Phantoms completed a three-in-three sweep and claimed their sixth straight win with a 3-1 victory over the Hershey Bears at Giant Center in Hershey.
Flyers GM Ron Hextall announced on Sunday that Neuvirth will be out for four-to-six weeks with a lower-body injury.
Photos by our photographer Kate Frese from last night's game against the Wild can be found here.
On this night in 1986, the Flyers would defeat the Red Wings at the Spectrum in a barn burner, 7-5. Murray Craven would shine, recording his first career hat trick as a Flyer against his old club.
Another PPL Center standing room only, sellout crowd of 8,709 had plenty to celebrate Saturday night as the Lehigh Valley Phantoms blasted the North Division’s top team, the Toronto Marlies, 7-2.
Brayden Schenn’s power-play goal at 8:43 of the third period lifted the Flyers to a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Wild.
